Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Los Angeles counterpart Eric Garcetti are hopeful of making the Olympic Games more sustainable, with both cities preparing to stage the multi-sport event.

The two mayors were speaking in Los Angeles, prior to heading to San Francisco for a global summit on climate change.

Hidalgo, who is chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, claimed that work needed to be done on the issue of climate change and it would be reflected in both city’s preparations for the Olympic Games.

“We have a lot to share because these Olympic Games in Paris and LA will be the first Olympic Games that are very aligned with the Paris Agreement about climate change,” Hidalgo told Annenberg News.

“We are working together about climate change to say that we have to do something now, not tomorrow.

“We are working for a young generation.”

Both Hidalgo and Garcetti featured prominently in their city’s campaigns to host the Olympic Games, with both initially vying for the event in 2024.

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